
Before Messi… There Was Mario Kempes 🐐🇦🇷 No. 31 in Best FIFA World Cup™ Moments
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Before Lionel Messi, Argentina’s World Cup dreams were carried by Mario Kempes. In 1978, Kempes led La Albiceleste to their first-ever World Cup title, scoring twice in the final on home soil.